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19 September 1997 (USA)
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This controversial documentary about the stand-off between an unorthodox Christian group - the Branch Davidians...
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Nominated for Oscar.
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(6 articles)
Brody, Stone, Russell set for Waco saga?
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Kurt Russell Off To Waco
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Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone Head to Waco
(From MovieWeb. 20 April 2010, 11:54 AM, PDT)
(From AwardsDaily. 21 April 2010, 5:02 AM, PDT)
Kurt Russell Off To Waco
(From EmpireOnline. 20 April 2010, 5:07 PM, PDT)
Kurt Russell, Adrien Brody and Sharon Stone Head to Waco
(From MovieWeb. 20 April 2010, 11:54 AM, PDT)
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This movie needs to be shown in every high school class
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Cast
(in credits order) | Dan Gifford | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Clive Doyle | ... | Himself - Branch Davidian (also archive footage) |
| Jack Harwell | ... | Himself - Sheriff |
| Dick J. Reavis | ... | Himself - Author (also archive footage) |
| James D. Tabor | ... | Himself - Biblical Scholar |
| David Thibodeau | ... | Himself - Branch Davidian |
| Joe Biden | ... | Himself - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited) |
 | Sonny Bono | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Howard Coble | ... | Himself - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| John Conyers | ... | Himself - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Orrin G. Hatch | ... | Himself - U.S. Senate (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Jim Jones | ... | Himself - in Jonestown (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| David Koresh | ... | Himself - Branch Davidian Leader (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Tom Lantos | ... | Himself - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Janet Reno | ... | Herself - U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Bob Ricks | ... | Himself (FBI spokesman) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Steven Schiff | ... | Himself - U.S. Congress (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| David Troy | ... | Himself (ATF) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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| William Gazecki | |||
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| William Gazecki | ||
| Dan Gifford | ||
| Michael McNulty | ||
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| William Gazecki | .... | producer | |
| Dan Gifford | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael McNulty | .... | producer | |
| Amy Sommer | .... | co-executive producer (as Amy Sommer Gifford) | |
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| David Hamilton | |||
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| William Gazecki | |||
| Rick Nyburg | |||
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| William Gazecki | |||
| Richard LaBrie | |||
| Rick Nyburg | |||
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| William Gazecki | .... | sound editor | |
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| J. Neil Schulman | .... | special thanks | |
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- Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- New Yorker Films
- SomFord Entertainment
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136 min | USA:165 min
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If you want to see real evidence of what a misguided and unchecked government can do to "un-popular" people, this movie provides it. Read what some people are saying about the "Patriot Act" passed after 9/11 and then watch this movie. Is it worth it? Do we really want to give away our freedoms to these people? Regardless of what you saw on TV, you are not fully informed until you watch this movie. I apologize for quoting another reviewer, but it needs repeating: Roger Ebert of Siskel & Ebert said, "What's interesting is if you're looking for people who are unbalanced zealots... you don't find them among the Branch Davidians, you find them among the FBI and the Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; those are the people in this movie who deserve to be feared, I think." I think every person responsible for 9/11 needs to be brought to justice, but I think the government has not shown a history of honoring it's duty to protect people's rights, and this movie proves it in dramatic fashion.